Weird Al

There's something about liking Weird Al that makes it feel like a guilty pleasure. He's arguably the biggest comedic musician that's out there or has ever been out there. Not only is he funny, but he can actually sing. Imagine that, a singer who is able to sing. That's just so counter-culture (cough Macy Gray).

Weird Al is primarily know for spoofing popular artists. Songs like Fat, Eat It, Amish Paradise, Another One Rides the Bus, White and Nerdy and a host of other parody songs have made fun of some serious artists songs. Incidentally, this has also proved that some serious artists may be just a little too serious about their material (cough Coolio, cough Eminem).

Here's the thing though, I think some of his original songs are actually the best. Perhaps my favorite is Good Old Days.
"Do you remember sweet Michelle, she was my high school romance,
She was fun to talk to and nice to smell, so I took her to the homecoming dance,
Then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair, and I left her in the desert all alone,
Well sometimes in my dreams, I can still hear the screams, oh I wonder if she ever made it home,"
Nice rhyme scheme BTW.

His movie was kinda funny too. It featured Michael Richards before he became a racist. The movie overall is just a bit better than alright, but some of the scenes are sheer comedy gold, so it's really one of those movies that you need to watch at least once, and should be on your own personal "gotta see guy movie list". Drinking from the fire hose and the Wheel of Fish spring to mind almost immediately. Oh yeah, and teaching poodles to fly on Raul's Wild Kingdom.

We don't need no stinking badgers!